Guests say
Lochside Stable House offers a charming, characterful retreat in a beautiful rural setting, perfect for families and groups seeking space, nature, and relaxation. Guests praise the welcoming host, spacious interiors, and unique features such as the hot tub, games room, and scenic walks. While the property’s quirky, historic charm is a highlight, some mention areas needing maintenance and deeper cleaning. The peaceful location, abundance of activities, and dog-friendly environment make it a memorable getaway, with most guests eager to return.
Several guests noted that the property could benefit from a more thorough clean, mentioning dust, cobwebs, stained carpets, and some maintenance issues. However, most found it generally liveable and appreciated the homely feel.
The rural, scenic location is widely praised for its beauty, tranquillity, and access to countryside walks, wildlife, and nearby Kelso. The peaceful setting and private grounds are a highlight for many guests.
Guests enjoyed the spaciousness, comfortable beds and sofas, and the homely atmosphere. Some mentioned dated furnishings, tired mattresses, and minor issues with heating and showers, but overall comfort was good for group stays.
The hot tub, games room, fire pit, and outdoor activities are popular, but some facilities (e.g., snooker table, hot tub heater, bathrooms) require attention or updating. The kitchen is well-equipped, though a few guests noted missing basics.
The host is frequently described as friendly, helpful, and accommodating, providing tours, local tips, and assistance. While some guests appreciated small touches, please note that gifts or extras are not guaranteed.
About this property
Spacious Victorian house, ideal for larger groups, with four poster beds, open fire, private hot tub, BBQ, firepit, badminton, swing, trampoline, bird hide, boat, fishing, snooker and more! Fabulous loch side walks and many attractions like country houses and beaches..
Ground Floor:
Living room: TV, DVD Player, Books
Kitchen/dining room: Electric Range, Fridge, Dishwasher
Utility Room: Fridge/Freezer, Washing Machine, Tumble Dryer
Bedroom 1: Double (4ft 6in) Bed, Open Fire
Separate Toilet.
First Floor:
Bedroom 2: Four Poster Double (4ft 6in) Bed
Ensuite: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet
Bedroom 3: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 4: 2 x Single (3ft) Beds
Bedroom 5: Four Poster Double (4ft 6in) Bed, Single (3ft) Bed
Bedroom 6: Single (3ft) Bed, Accessed Via Bedroom 2
Bathroom: Bath With Shower Over, Toilet.
Bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Biomass central heating, electricity, logs for open fires and hot tub. (£185 per week, £140 per short break Oct-Mar, £160 per week, £120 per short break Apr-Sep). Cot and highchair. External games room: With darts board and snooker table. (shared).. Large enclosed garden with garden furniture and BBQ. Childrens’ play area. Hot tub (private). Free coarse fishing. Badminton. Ample parking. Please note: This property has a security deposit of £200.. This beautiful Victorian country house, formerly stables and a groom’s flat, sits between its own large garden and the cobbled courtyard of Lochside House. Ideal for family gatherings and parties, it is also the perfect base for exploring Northumberland and the Scottish Borders with its fine beaches, historic buildings and stunning scenery. The large secluded garden and inner dog proof yard is complete with BBQ, firepit, garden furniture, badminton and a large hot tub for relaxing in, or for family and friends to splash wildly in. To the front there is a beautiful outlook over the sssi Yetholm Loch wildlife reserve with a backdrop of green rounded hills. The surrounding parkland grazes horses and rare breed Soay sheep. Across the whole valley are extensive new native tree plantings along with other associated environmental works. Farm and woodland walks ideal for exploring, nature lovers and dog walks.
Inside, you can enjoy the comfort of soft sofas surrounded by period furniture and paintings, lots of books, an open fire, grand piano, Wi-Fi, television and a DVD player. There’s a special place for everyone in this spacious house. The well-equipped kitchen has an electric range and a large dining table. An adjacent barn houses a shared snooker table and dart board. The lawns of Lochside House also have a shared trampoline and swing.
The Yetholm Loch wildlife reserve can be reached along beautiful woodland walks and is home to many species of birds and animals. If you are lucky, you may see an osprey swooping down to catch a fish or an otter playing in the sunshine. There is a family boat which guests are welcome to use for fishing, or for the fun of rowing surrounded by wonderful scenery. The village of Yetholm is a couple of miles away with pubs, garage, butcher, grocery store and post office. Kelso is only 7 miles away with supermarkets and a wide range of other shops. Edinburgh and Alnwick with its famous gardens are about an hour’s drive. Extensive hill walking and beautiful beaches within a thirty minute drive.
Lochside Stable House can be booked together with Lochside Garden House (S4484) and Avenel Cottage (UK10920) to accommodate up to 29 guests.
Free WiFi
There is a £200 security deposit payable as per emailed instructions.
The property is located on a working farm.
There are large gaps between banister spindles.
Children must be supervised on site due to possible safety hazards.
Pets must be kept on a lead at all times.
Letting licence no: SLL000282
Suitable for up to 4 pets
Reviews (25)
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Confirmed Guest
Lovely spacious house with a friendly host who was more than helpful with anything we need. Some slight issues with consistency of the hot tub as it kept erroring out but the host helped us to get it back up and running.
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Judith Stuart
We have just returned from a family bank holiday weekend at Lochside. There were 10 adults, 4 children/teenagers and 3 small dogs altogether so we booked the stable house as well as Avenel Cottage and Foumartdean Cottage. Both cottages were very pretty and quaint with everything you would need and the stable house was very comfy and lived in which we loved (ideal for hide and seek). The kitchen was well stocked with plates and cutlery. There were ample books/games available and a badminton net on the lawn. We enjoyed the hot tub and sat at the fire pit at night. The countryside around the house is beautiful and the kids enjoyed playing snooker and darts too. It was only 5 miles from kelso too from where we collected a takeaway one evening. It was an ideal setting and i would recommend for family groups who just want to enjoy family time in beautiful surroundings.
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Confirmed Guest
As an extended family of 7 adults and 4 small children this property was great for us. Plenty of space to run around in, and fab gardens and walks to explore. The children loved the hot tub, and swing particularly. Edward is wonderful, he couldn’t have been more helpful, a mine of information and useful equipment (even finding jump leads for the family member who forgot to shut her car boot overnight 🙄). The property is well equipped, perhaps an update of the bathrooms wouldn’t go amiss, showering is interesting if you’re tall, but that didn’t spoil our holiday in any way, and we would certainly return.